I was reading Dilbert: The Way of the Weasel recently and Scott Adams has a funny section on how the six degrees of separation theory can be used by weasels to get other people to do things for them… Will get an actual quote from it soon. In the meantime, here’s a related comic strip:

Ratbert: “Name me a famous celebrity.”

Dilbert: “Sandra Bullock.”

Ratbert: “…Sandra Bullock was in a movie with Kevin Spacey, and Kevin Spacey eats bacon. See? Everyone on Earth is only one degree from a person named Kevin who eats bacon!”

Dilbert: “That is so close to being interesting…”